Gordon Sherwood, Three Sacred Pieces, op. 35

And he was religious, here too, as a composer, in his own way. He envisioned a “fusion” in matters of faith as well as in musical matters. Buddha and Christ were the sources of his spiritual inspiration. The seriousness and depth of his convictions are reflected in the celestially beautiful “Ave Maria” from his Opus 35 “Three Spiritual Songs”. (Dr. Ulrich Kahmann)